There is no doubt that home remodeling is one of the easiest ways to add value onto homes but also is a great way to keep homes looking modern and up to date with design and functional aesthetics. Although, we all also understand that remodeling can be expensive. Kitchen remodeling can easily escalate into theContinue Reading…

The results of 2013 are in and the numbers may surprise you. The associated press is reporting that foreclosures in California are at an eight year low. Most people would view this announcement as overwhelming good news but this shift in the market could bring some unfortunate happenings after all. Here’s 2 reasons why aContinue Reading…

Obviously, if you’re going to take time to do a real estate blog, you want it to help increase your business. Your goal is to have as many blog readers in your area as you can get and the absolute best way to do that is to provide real service which should include local informationContinue Reading…

In this modern day of trying to stand above the rest in the digital media world, ensuring your website is top-notch is key to attracting and retaining your real estate clientele. Personalizing your website can give you a custom approach to your marketing, but it can also help you specialize and showcase your real estateContinue Reading…

So you just received the fax from the listing agent and you’re excited because your buyer’s offer was accepted. Now there’s only one thing standing between you and your hard earned commission, closing. Will the buyer follow through or bail and embarrass you? That is the question. Here’s how to make sure you’re not sadlyContinue Reading…

According to Wikipedia, a guy named Justin Hall, a student at Swarthmore College, began personal blogging in 1994. If he was not the first blogger, he  was certainly one of the earliest. Originally blogs were diaries, but it didn’t take long for them to become sources of all sorts of information, good, bad and ugly. Entrepreneurs soonContinue Reading…

Garages are usually filled with dusty bikes, old tools, and random junk. To make matters worse, most homeowners forget to stage them before putting their homes on the market. They forget that the mess can drive away buyers. A recent study showed that 4 out of 5 realtors think that a messy garage makes aContinue Reading…

Many real estate agents find it hard to differentiate between websites and blogs. Most think that a website and a blog do not go hand in hand. While the two are separate entities, they can be combined to form a single unit. iHOUSE websites have a blogging feature to help you communicate effectively with homeContinue Reading…

If you asked most people in America including many professionals what is the hottest real estate market in the US very few would answer, Virginia. However, you may be shocked to realize the hottest neighborhood in the country may in fact exist in the land of Thomas Jefferson, here’s 3 reasons why:     #1Continue Reading…

Sure, it’s a digital world now – but that doesn’t mean you should ignore print. In fact, you should be putting your website’s address (also known as the URL which stands for Uniform Resource Locator) on everything, or almost. More and more people actually look for a web address when they want to buy orContinue Reading…

If houses don’t sell themselves who does? Homeowners have high expectations when they hire an agent to sell their home. If you’re the listing agent you can experience a roller coaster of emotions starting with being extremely exuberant and excited when you first get the listing to down in the dumps and depressed when youContinue Reading…